CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The winners of the 2022 IUCN-WCPA International Ranger Awards are: Orang National Park and Tiger Reserve Ranger Team (Orang National Park and Tiger Reserve, India).

Detailed explanation-2: -Subbu Arumugam was conferred with Padma Shri - India’s fourth highest civilian award, by the Centre in 2021. Earlier, he was presented the Sangeetha Natak Akademi Award by the President of India. He was also honoured with Kalaimamani Award and Bharathi Award by the Tamil Nadu Government in 1975 and 2017 respectively.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Orang National Park & Tiger Reserve, located in Assam, received the prestigious 2nd Annual IUCN WCPA International Ranger Award 2022.

Detailed explanation-4: -International Ranger Awards They are presented by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA). They were established with the support of the International Ranger Federation, Conservation Allies, Re:wild and the Global Tiger Initiative.

Detailed explanation-5: -The World Ranger Day Theme this year is: DIVERSITY. Rangers are no strangers to diversity. Diversity creates complexities, but we should look to embrace diversity, as we do in the natural world. It is for this reason that ‘diversity’ has been selected as the theme for World Ranger Day 2022.